OMG - Racoons!!!

[BennieAnTheJets]

 

[CluckerFamily]

That is a lot of raccoons!

 

[nuthatched]

This guy is going to die and there will be no body.
I do not like raccoons, coatimundi I like, but not coons.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

That is crazy!!!! I think he’s in an area where raccoons are the most likely source of rabies too!

 

[BennieAnTheJets]

That is crazy!!!! I think he’s in an area where raccoons are the most likely source of rabies too!

It think he knows "his" racoons. He has named them. He knows which ones will be kicked out and have to find new territory next year. I think he would probably know when one was sick.

In any case, we all take our chances and make our choices in life. I breathe a lot of bird s*^& every day and hang out in tick country. Many Lymies would never do that, but I am a country gal. My grand-father always said: most people die in bed.

He looks like he is having a ton of fun!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

It think he knows "his" racoons. He has named them. He knows which ones will be kicked out and have to find new territory next year. I think he would probably know when one was sick.

In any case, we all take our chances and make our choices in life. I breathe a lot of bird s*^& every day and hang out in tick country. Many Lymies would never do that, but I am a country gal. My grand-father always said: most people die in bed.

He looks like he is having a ton of fun!

To each his own, but a bad example. I did a little wildlife rehab in Florida, and we wore thick leather gloves and used a rabies pole to handle them. Actually, they were mostly euthanized due to fear of personnel getting rabies. Raccoons can carry other diseases too, like Baylisascaris and leptospirosis. I wish I could say that I’m against feeding handouts to wild animals, but my husband is totally into it, so we feed all sorts of wild birds, deer, and no doubt, raccoons!

 

[LaFleche]

My goodness! A few more days and they will be rolling!

At least chicken keeping neighbours don't have to fear these overfed raccoons.

 

[abpatchy]

To each his own, but a bad example. I did a little wildlife rehab in Florida, and we wore thick leather gloves and used a rabies pole to handle them. Actually, they were mostly euthanized due to fear of personnel getting rabies. Raccoons can carry other diseases too, like Baylisascaris and leptospirosis. I wish I could say that I’m against feeding handouts to wild animals, but my husband is totally into it, so we feed all sorts of wild birds, deer, and no doubt, raccoons!

I totally agree with you! Wild animals like racoons should not be fed or getting used to humans this close. Especially when they do so much damage as racoons do...
But I do have to say they look cute!

 

[DouglasB]

 

[Stepnout]

I HATE HATE RACOONS! If he lived beside me I would trap and kill everyone of them. They are bird killing, break in artist, garbage destroying, garden thieving Pests that carry rabies, canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis and pseudorabies.
I hate when people feed them and encourage them to be around.
I think that’s pretty clea.